Why Cater for Allergy?
Food allergy is real for many people - it's not just a fad. Food allergy can be serious. Occasionally it can kill.
Around half a million people throughout the UK suffer severe allergic reactions to food, including about 250,000 young children with peanut allergy. Other common causes include shellfish, fish, egg, milk, wheat, soya, kiwi fruit and sesame seeds.
Those working in catering generally comprehend how serious food allergy can be but need more information, to ensure that risks are minimised in practice.
Cateringforallergy aims to provide information which will help.
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By training your team to develop strategies to assess and manage risks, associated with sourcing, storing, preparing and serving food to those with food allergy, your establishment will be able to cater for allergy and those who are living with severe allergy will have confidence in your product and service.
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How The Anaphylaxis Campaign can help
The Anaphylaxis Campaign is the only UK wide charity to exclusively meet the needs of the growing numbers of people at risk from severe allergic reactions and provides help and information for everyone affected by food allergy.
We offer an on line anaphylaxis training programme AllergyWise, which can be undertaken in your own time over the 2 month user licence period.
Download our Factsheet, Guidance for Caterers
Guided by some of the UK's top allergy experts, The Anaphylaxis Campaign has become a leading adviser to the food industry, government and health professionals.
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In this area of the site you will find information on many aspects of Cateringforallergy. By becoming a member of The Anaphylaxis Campaign we will be able to provide you with even more information specifically tailored to Cateringforallergy and by supporting us in this way you will contribute to our work to protect the allergic customer in all aspects of living with severe allergy.
As a Catering member of The Anaphylaxis Campaign you will have access to a dedicated login area of this website where bulletins on key topics are published, receive our membership magazine and e-Newsletters with specific relevance to Caterers and be invited to our Corporate Seminars which are included in your membership fee.
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The message is:
Food allergens are serious, but the risks are manageable.
Top Tip
Keep everyone informed when substituting one ingredient for another e.g. if you switch from almonds to peanuts when preparing curry, ensure all staff are aware and that the change is communicated to the customer.
Become a Member
Becoming a member of The Anaphylaxis Campaign gives you access to our login area, latest updates via our bulletins and magazines and gives you the opportunity to share your experiences on our blog.
Contact Us
Does this site meet your needs? Please send your comments or questions toinfo@cateringforallergy.org.uk